Greetings from
Animas High School! This is our final weekly communication for the 2012-2013
academic year. Please take a moment to review the following important updates:
The Animas Quill
AHS
in the News
AHS
2013 BEST Grant Summary
Semester Two Report Cards
Summer
School
AHS
Summer Hours and Operations
Registration
for 2013-14
Congratulations Animas High Students and Staff
The Animas Quill
They just keep getting
better! Be sure to check out all the recent happenings and end of year news
reports published by our amazing student journalists. You can find the final Quill of the 2012-13 school year HERE
AHS
in the News
Following an amazing
piece in the Durango Herald, the Durango Telegraph published an equally
inspirational story on AHS and the Class of 2013 in last week’s issue. Check
out the Telegraph
Story HERE
AHS
2013 BEST Grant Summary
Although AHS just missed
the cut for this year’s BEST Grant award, we consider our participation and
efforts a complete success. Be
sure to review the 2013 BEST Grant Summary from the AHS Executive Director
Semester Two Report Cards
Semester Two Report Cards
will me mailed home to families at the end of this week. Questions or concerns
related to your student’s report card should be directed to the AHS Registrar
at Maureen.truax@animashighschool.com
or by calling the main office during normal business hours.
Summer
School
All AHS students who have
remediation needs will be contacted via email by the school next week.
Questions or concerns can be emailed to the AHS Head of School at jake.lauer@animashighschool.com
AHS
Summer Hours and Operations
Our goal is to provide our
students, our families and our community with quality and responsive customer
service throughout the summer. To this end, please take note of the following
summer hours and opportunities to connect with Animas High School.
Main Office/Registrar’s Office
The Main Office and Office
of the Registrar will remain open to the public from 9am to 3pm, Monday through
Friday thru June 7th. The school’s summer switchboard will handle
all inquires and messages beginning Monday, June 10th. Contact us at
970-AHS-AHS4
AHS Administration
The Animas High School
administration and executive team are happy to serve you year round. Head of
School Jake Lauer is available for meetings through Friday, June 14th.
We’re currently working to establish executive office space for the summer
while we’re moving out of the strip mall and transitioning to our new home at
Twin Buttes. We’ll be officially closing
3206 Main as of Friday, June 28th. Please contact the Main
Office/summer switchboard for more information on these developments.
Registration
for 2013-14
We’re (almost) full! Enrollment, registration and waiting list
questions or concerns can be forwarded to the AHS Registrar at enroll@animashighschool.com or contact us via the school’s Main Office
at 970-AHS-AHS4
Congratulations Animas High Students and Staff
As we distribute the final
weekly update of the school year, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate and
appreciate the tremendous efforts and achievements realized by our school
community this year. From graduating our first class of pioneers to securing a
long term home for our school, from the many victories and successes in the
classroom to countless athletic triumphs on the fields and trails, this truly
has been an amazing year of unprecedented successes for Animas High. Rather
than try to herald these accolades in this truncated update, I encourage
everyone to look back and review and amazing year, captured through the
following resources:
The AHS HOS Blog- Serving as Michael Ackerman’s Digital Portfolio
since the inception of Animas High School, the blog archives news, updates,
press releases, politics and outstanding Osprey achievements as documented by
the Animas High Head of School. Take a trip down memory lane and ponder just
how much effort and impact Animas High School has had on our students, our
families, our community and our state.
With over 450 posts since 2009 and 115 posts in 2012/2013 alone, this
robust online repository of our school’s history and progress is sure to
inspire. See the AHS HOS
BLOG HERE
The Animas Quill- Our award winning student journalists continue to
raise the bar for excellence in high school news coverage. From last year’s
inaugural issue to this May’s masterpiece, we couldn’t be more proud of Jessica
McCallum and her amazing “Quillspreys”! If you only have one chance to review
our year online, we’d suggest reviewing this inspirational project. See the AHS QUILL HERE
The Animas High School Facebook Page- There may not exist a more candid and accessible
snapshot into our school’s culture and climate than the Animas High School
Facebook Page. Pictures, comments and creative contributions abound on our
social media site. But be careful, once you go down the Facebook rabbit hole,
you may wonder where those last couple of hours went! See the ANIMAS HIGH SCHOOL
FACEBOOK PAGE HERE
AHS Student and Staff Digital
Portfolios- Not much needs to
be said about the work that goes into maintaining a digital portfolio. Our
students and staff continue to document their inspirational journeys for all to
see through AHS DPs. See
AHS DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS HERE
In 2013-14, look for these
exciting refinements to our online presence: A new school website will be
rolled out this summer, we’ll be launching a new AHS Executive Director’s Blog
and we’ve entered the universe of 160 character, real-time updates via an AHS Twitter Page. Weekly updates
will be revamped, streamlined and supplemented by a quarterly, AHS newsletter.
All of these resources are intended to give our community multiple
opportunities for keeping abreast of all the Animas High School action. Check
them out, but for every hour spent online, double your time outside in the beautiful
Colorado sunshine!
Have a safe and fantastic
summer everyone! We’ll see you in August.
Animas High School
Values:
• Rigorous academics, where all students are prepared for college
success
• Culture of excellence, where students are held to high
expectations
• Strong faculty-student relationships, where students are well
known
• Engaging learning, where students see the relevance of their
education
